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Daily Reflections ~ A Turning Point & 24hrs a Day
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A great turning point in our lives came when we sought for humility as something we really wanted, rather than as something we must have. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 75 Either the A A. way of life becomes one of joy or I return to the darkness and despair of alcoholism. Joy comes to me when my a...
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Worried Aunt
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Hi, I am the daughter of alcoholics, one dead and one coming up on 30 years in recovery. I have dodged the bullet that is this disease. I have a large family, many of whom work in recovery. Currently we are facing a serious health crisis for one of my siblings. Another family member has responded to this cr...
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Thinking of Angell :)
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Okay, ... ... ... I really hate to be out-done when it comes to 'funny' stories ... and see'n as how Angell got me good a couple days ago, I'm here to re-call one of the pranks I pulled back in the early 80's ... Okay, ... I was working as a 'service engineer' for an 'X-Ray Equipment' company ... we sold, inst...
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Perspective
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Had a party for my brother yesterday. A whole fridge full of beer, and my first real temptation. It was kind of shocking and disappointing, because I actually thought to myself it would be okay to crack open and have just one beer. I don't even like beer - and I sure don't like just one! It was weird, and...
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I might be waking up...
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Ive been to over 30 meetings in the last 12 days or so... Im feeling a much warmer feeling than I have in years and Im seeing it so much clearer... Ive been in such a sick place for so long and I dont have anyone left besides a mother who is a bit sick herself (and I barely see her) Im 26 turning 27 in September...
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In God's Care
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We are the wire, God is the current. Our only power is to let the current pass through us. ~~Carlo Carretto God has given us free will. We can choose to travel our road with or without our Creator. We can make use of divine power or not. But we ought to understand that all the power we have comes from God. We...
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Online group meeting
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How do I get into the online group meeting? I'm not sure if it's a tech issue or something else. Help? Thanks!
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Blue lights on the road
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Recently I had to purchase a new pair of sunglasses, and of course wore them as soon as I left the store. Something to do with the polarized lenses that turned the sun glare off the cars behind me to blue. In my rearview mirror, it looked like I was getting pulled over. Freaked me out at first, then I reali...
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Gifts in sobriety - to others
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I've hesitated posting this because I don't want this to come across like a contest - it is not one. But I know that when I first came to AA, getting up in the morning was overwhelming; getting a job was beyond comprehension, showing up was often more than I could pull off. For many of us, we've come along...
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Research on oxford group?
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"The Oxford group literature defines the group as not being a religion, for it had "no hierarchy, no temples, no endowments, its workers no salaries, no plans but God's plan." Their chief aim was "A new world order for Christ, the King."[12] In fact one could not belong to...
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Five days sober!!!!!
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It has been an interesting five days for me! On the fourth of July, hanged out with family who were drinking, but did not succumb to the temptations of alcohol, wasn't easy, but prayed, and just went home early before everyone was popping open the crown royal.... Yesterday, went to a pool party that was...
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Getting into Chatroom (Problem Solving)
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Hi everyone, the reason many are not able to get into the chat room for meetings is limited to 2 reasons for the most part. #1. Need to update/download Java software from http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp so you computer is running the most current version. #2. When the chatroom is loadin...
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Detaching from non-alcoholic parents?
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I am the alcoholic in my family, sober over 10 years, through the steps. I am praying about this issue and not sure what to do. My mother is a manipulator, control freak, guilty, angry, dominating. Needles me to get me to react when I talk to her. A few days go by and she acts as though nothing happened and ca...
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Thinking of Pappy :)
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Yesterday, I was at my local COSTCO buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for my loyal pet, Biscuit, the Wonder Dog, and was in the checkout line when a woman behind me asked if I had a dog. What did she think I had, an elephant? So, since I'm retired and have little to do, on impulse I told her that no, I didn't h...
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Help!
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Hi everyone..so weird but happy to find this forum.Iam sitting on my boat as I type this. Iam no stranger to AA..I was 19 years old when i walked through the doors...I worked hard , attented meetings every day had great sponsers and did all the steps...was sober for 14 years!.::FF met ,married non AA man...
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Desire
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Hi, my name is Candace and I have no desire to drink today.
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How 'Bout a Smile?
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Check out this 3 min video clip ... for a grin at least!!!http://www.thelaughtermovie.com/?cm_mmc=CheetahMail-_MO-_-07.09.12-_-LVACmovie&utm_source=CheetahMail&utm_campaign=LVACmovie-- Edited by Pythonpappy on Monday 9th of July 2012 07:43:42 AM
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Memories of Year One
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I hit on this topic every time I end up speaking at a meeting or talking about steps 1-2-3, and the fact is, my memory of my first year of sobriety is a bit... well, weird. I have a very good memory of most of my life, all the way back to early childhood. I've kept it alive telling and retelling stories. My f...
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Daily Reflections ~ Identifying Fear & 24hrs a Day
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The chief activator of our defects has been self-centered fear. . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 76 When I feel uncomfortable, irritated, or depressed, I look for fear. This "evil and corroding thread" is the root of my distress: Fear of failure; fear of others' opinions; fe...
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Howdy all
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Back from vacation. For my 40th birthday my parents gave me and my partner a week at their condo at the beach in maryland. It was nice since that was my vacation spot every summer growing up. All and all - a great vacation and very glad to be a sober 40 with my life more on track as opposed to the hot mess I wa...
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Slacking
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Hey guys:) just came back from a meeting and talk w my sponser. I feel great.. I'm enjoying meetings for the most part. Here's the thing.. I took some time off work just for a breather. It was much needed. The week was fine and I took the opportunity to go to new meetings.. On the right track I think. Funny th...
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Angry Alcoholics
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Hi there, I have been strugling with anger issues after I stoped destroying myself and my family with booze, any one else out there with same feelings? Please let me know, Regards Gerrit South Africa
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20 meetings in less than a week!
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Daily Reflections ~ An Ever-Growing Freedom & 24hrs a Day
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The Seventh Step is where we make the change in our attitude which permits us, with humility as our guide, to move out from ourselves toward others and toward God. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 76 When I finally asked God to remove those things blocking me from Him and the sunlight of the Spir...
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Abundant Blessings
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Abundantly Blessed Can't see the images? | Add Simpletruths@newsletter.simpletruths.com to your Address BookForward to a FriendWeekly VerseLet them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good th...
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My First Day
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Today is my first day on the path to sobriety! I'm scared but excited! It's time for a change in my life for the better! I pray the Lord will give me strength thru this, and I am looking forward to be healthier and most of all happier!
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new here just saying hello
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Reviving an older thread/post: RE: AA Resentment
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I searched the threads for a topic and/or discussion I am currently wrestling with. I copied & pasted a post that was the closest to my situation. I could use some hard-hitting advice from y'all, please!Doll wrote: Wow! Biteme, again, someone I can relate to! Here's my ES&H; I allowed res...
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A couple of other things I've noticed
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Hey all:) part of the work I've been doing with my sponser is an intensive study of the BB..with essay questions, vocabulary questions, the whole bit. I feel like I'm back in college. Good practice I guess, as one of my goals is to attend graduate school, but I digress. We just covered the "basics&...
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Look Up
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THE BUZZARD If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet and is entirely open at the top,the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner.The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 10 to 12 feet.Without space to run, as is its hab...
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Why?
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I got sober because I wanted to live my life, i wanted to be able to show up in life and accomplish things for myself.
Why did you get sober?
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Opportunities
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Since I got sober, here are the things I have been able to show up for;
my graduation (high school)
college (even if I did screw up a bit)
my mothers 50th birthday
my brothers 30th birthday
my sisters 18th birthday
my sisters prom & graduation
I got a job that allows me to rent my own place
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Attitude is Everything!
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Attitude is everything! Today will be what we make it. Regardless of the weather, the kinds of work to be done, the personalities crossing our paths, we'll feel joy and peace if that is our choice. Agonizing over circumstances that aren't to our liking or dwelling on our failure to control other peop...
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Waking Up For Church
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Waking Up for ChurchOne Sunday morning, a mother went in to wake her son and tell him it was time to get ready for church, to which he replied, "I'm not going." "Why not?" she asked."I'll give you two good reasons," he said. "One, they don't like me, and two, I don...
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Blame
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You know Dean?, ... ... ... You had an excellent post that got covered up in the agnostic/atheist thread ... I just want to get out a short view of mine and do so out side that particular thread ... You posted: You know Pappy, that most people's issues with a "Higher Power" probably originate...
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thanks Wolfie
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Thanks Wolfie, to be of maximum service to God(of your understanding) and others!!
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PTSD
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I closed my eyes, and lightening struck the lids. Demons flashed their ugly faces at me, laughed at me, beckoned me to follow them. My headless ex boyfriend flew into my window and wanted me to follow him... somewhere in a world between here and there... no where. I jolt out of my bed. I'm terrified....
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Time to grow up
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Hey guys:) I'm 50 days sober today.. Which makes me a novice at all this stuff. By 'stuff' I mean aa..and I'm also realizing life in general. The circumstances of my growing up were extremely tumultuous (very abusive home to over 20 foster homes to running away). I pretty much raised myself and sought o...
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The Silent Bomb
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A Silent Bomb in ChurchAn elderly couple were in church. The wife leaned over and whispered to her husband, "I just let out a long silent fart... what should I do?"The husband replied, "Replace the batteries in your hearing aid."
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Just Askin'
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Me: God, can I ask you a question? God: Sure. Me: Promise you wont get mad. God: I promise. Me: Why did you let so much stuff happen to me today? God: What do you mean? Me: Well, I woke up late. God: Yes. Me: My car took forever to start. God: Yes. Me: At lunch they made my sandwich wrong and I had to wait. God: Yes...
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Anger, hate, resentments and generally being an asshole.
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I'm not ready to go around saying sorry for all of the bad things I did or to let go of resentments towards people I dislike. A lot of those people deserve to be resented and disliked and they deserved whatever bad things I may have done to them. I just don't see what becoming some spineless jellyfish who ha...
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Evil Spirit In Alcoholic Beverages?
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I've heard for a long time, many people say "There is a real devil in the booze". Ive also noticed so many Labels and bottles of alcohol have pictures of cryptic looking things imprinted on them. They say alcoholism is a spiritual disease and now that Ive been sober for a long time Ive notic...
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Hollywood Squares - for the old folk here!
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Hollywood Squares: If you remember the Original Hollywood Squares and its comics, this may bring a tear to your eyes. These great questions and answers are from the days when " Hollywood Squares" game show responses were spontaneous, not scripted, as they are now. Peter Marshall...
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Did you know?
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I am thrilled to share with you the recent news release from the Library of Congress that our book,Alcoholics Anonymous, has been named on its list of 88 Books that Shaped America booksthat have "influenced the nation...shaped Americans' view of their world and the world's viewsof Americ...
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I'm back
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So i am not 39 anymore i posted here when i first got sober 5 years ago. I when i got my 5 year chip i renewed my commitment to AA started going to more meetings, focused on helping others and this place was instrumental in my very early sobriety. I have a fairly busy life but i am availableto talkk to anyone in...
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Let Us Remember, There is a Price for Freedom
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It is easy to forget the price that was paid to ensure freedom in America. However, freedom is a gift that comes with a price. It must be defended and fought for in order to preserve it. Ronald Reagan once said,, Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is n...
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Carrying the Water
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It always boggles my mind how everything seems to be connected. The last few days I've been doing some 12th step work, just listening mostly. Sometimes we just need someone to listen and to interject that well-timed uh-huh.....oh really?.....and how did that make you feel? So then we had our little m...
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Anyone interested in meetings while camping, hunting, or other outdoor activities?
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Hi Folks! My name is Mac. I will have 24 years sober/clean in November of this year (2012). I am a bowhunter and am interested in having an event in the fall that would include some camping with a bonfire meeting at the end of the day. I have a thread open on Archery Talk (a large archery forum) asking if th...
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Freedom
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Celebrate your freedom Today in the United States; we celebrate our nation's independence. Why not take a moment to celebrate your independence as well? Whether you've found freedom from an addiction or from codependency, or you've discovered the freedom to live your life as fully as possible, ta...
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Daily Reflections ~ A Natural Faith & 24hrs a Day
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. . . deep down in every man, woman and child, is the fundamental idea of God. It may be obscured by calamity, by pomp, by worship of other things, but in some form or other it is there. For faith in a Power greater than ourselves, and miraculous demonstrations of that power in human lives, are facts as old a...
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